Aenesidemus of Cnossus by Roberto Polito

Aenesidemus of Cnossus by Roberto Polito

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The first ever collection of all the ancient texts describing the philosophy of Aenesidemus of Cnossus, considered to be the inspiration for Sextus Empiricus, the main surviving representative of ancient Scepticism. Provides an extensive philosophical and historical commentary. An essential reference work for the study of ancient philosophy.

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Aenesidemus of Cnossus by Roberto Polito

This book provides the first edition of all the testimonia on the Sceptic philosopher Aenesidemus of Cnossus, who is deemed to be the source of Sextus Empiricus, the main surviving authority on ancient Scepticism. It provides an extensive philosophical and historical commentary, and throws light on a series of questions concerning the philosophy of the late Academy, Stoic Heracliteanism, and the interaction between medicine and philosophy in the late Hellenistic era. It will be an essential reference work for all those scholars and students dealing with the history of ancient Scepticism.
Roberto Polito is a visiting scholar in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge, and his main area of interest is Hellenistic philosophy and medicine. His publications include studies on the Sceptical tradition (The Sceptical Road: Aenesidemus' Appropriation of Heraclitus, 2004) and the physician Asclepiades of Bithynia.
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ISBN 13 9781009014885
ISBN 10 1009014889
Title Aenesidemus of Cnossus
Author Roberto Polito
Series Cambridge Classical Texts And Commentaries
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2021-04-22
Number of pages 403
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